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"Then, as Harry drew level with the last pair of pillars, a statue high as the Chamber itself loomed into view, standing against the back wall. [...] It was ancient and monkeyish, with a long, thin beard that fell almost to the bottom of the wizard's sweeping stone robes, where two enormous grey feet stood on the smooth Chamber floor."
— Description of the Statue of Slytherin[src]

The Statue of Slytherin[1] was a massive stone statue of Salazar Slytherin that was located in the Chamber of Secrets.

History[]

Constructed by Slytherin himself, along with the rest of the Chamber, the statue served as a testament to his own ego; he alone of the founders built such a statue. The statue served as the home of the Serpent of Slytherin, which was normally concealed within the statue's mouth. Freeing the Basilisk required a Parselmouth to speak the words: "Speak to me, Slytherin, greatest of the Hogwarts Four".[2]

Behind the scenes[]

Harry Ginny Tom Chamber of Secrets

Harry and Ginny at the foot of the Statue of Slytherin

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. Pottermore
  2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17 (The Heir of Slytherin)
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